Danny Trejo On Hollywood Actors Being “Soft”

Danny Trejo tells the Freedom Pact podcast about how Hollywood actors don’t understand real work.
Clip taken from our full hour long podcast with Danny Trejo, available on this channel
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[@vikinglaw88]

As a roofer or 40 yrs I salute you it's not for everyone

[@Hell-yeah420.69]

I'm not a roofer I am a painter but sometimes I have to be on the roof, the damn tiles are so fucking hot my feet burn I wear Timberland Pro and It feels like they melt from the heat.

[@vikinglaw88]

@@Hell-yeah420.69 I'm not very good walking on roof tiles myself I broke a lot of them when I was a kid and still do. But I rarely get on tile roofs anymore. I'm now a roofer painter the company I work for specializes in coating industrial buildings I roll out about 55 gallons of it a day 🪜🕺 I never did like working indoors stay safe out there ✌️

[@omnicrop9175]

I was a shingles for a good 8 years... all I can say is thank God I found something else😂

[@jjvigil1831]

I did it for 1 summer in Tennessee.1 time.😅 I respect that line of work.I couldn't stand the sun.1 time is all it took to realize I wasn't for it.

[@cleverusernamenexttime2779]

As someone who worked on exactly two roofs, you're nuts.

[@johnfay5399]

Danny is living proof you can pull yourself out of almost any situation the streets or prison did not break him!!!

[@thorthor1861]

No but they probably have left scars you will never know

[@andrelunaisatuna]

Or roofing

[@MySalsaSalsa]

​@@andrelunaisatuna that's pretty tough too haha

[@bract62]

He's living proof that one in 10s of thousands can pull themselves out of a situation. Most people can't magically so this.

[@mr.fahrenheit310]

No. Danny is proof that SOMETIMES you can get lucky in life.

[@HelloThere.....]

"Girls had to change their blouse cause it was soaking wet" "I wasn't complaining"

[@pale_saint]

Which man would?

[@BeatBoyStill]

@@pale_saint the man who believes he’s not one 😂

[@oisac3223]

@@BeatBoyStilllmaoooooo

[@yeejay6396]

​@@BeatBoyStill A legit *ba-dump-tis* moment

[@Br4ndon2749]

@@BeatBoyStill damn that was unexpected but amazing😂

[@brodyjames8092]

Once you’ve done truly hard work, nothing nothing is that bad, this is one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood hands-down

[@xbigwormx]

Stallone should have made him an Expendable.

[@joeaquilino19]

Or the guy they have to go after

[@zachrohler1047]

Fuck yeah

[@joeaquilino19]

@@zachrohler1047 I always felt that was a bigger honor 🎖 in those movies 🎬

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Problem is hes not expendable

[@1SqueakyWheel]

Either one of the heroes, or the main villain.... he'd have been right at home as either. Opportunity missed, Sly!

[@sanglunvaiphei9909]

Joey Diaz and Danny Trejo should do a podcast or a show together. Please 🙏 let us make it happen. It's what we need,we didn't know it yet.

[@bearursidae42069]

Add in george lipez for good measure

[@matthewjoyce6334]

The storied to be told. Like listening to two uncles at a cookout

[@ethan2090]

​@@bearursidae42069george doesn't fit in that group

[@oswaldosoto9909]

George Lopez the softest dude complains and treats most people like he's above them

[@Dojahs]

Great idea cock sucka

[@natewells734]

Dude is a TRUE LEGEND.

[@ericthompson3383]

One of the greatest! Dude appreciates everything that he has accomplished!

[@prauwnsauce]

When you start sweating at 7 in the morning only to realize you aren’t off till 6pm, it’ll make you appreciate every warm breeze.

[@JCTBomb]

Yeah… knowing the difference between discomfort and safety is really a sign of maturity and wisdom.

[@gracieg7601]

It’s funny to hear him say that stuff. I heard that when Dolly Parton was in Louisiana doing that movie, she was the only one who wasn’t complaining about how hot it was. They said her guitar was always close by. She would sit under a shade tree and pick and hum or sing something while they were in between takes. She said yeah it’s hot but I was raised with no AC. The other actors would go cool off in their trailers. Not Dolly. Unless she had to change her clothes she was out under a shade tree with her guitar.

[@RalphelValentine]

What's the name of the movie

[@thrax5074]

@@RalphelValentine Deez

[@johnford1043]

Mr. Trejo is a real man, unlike the soft boys he works with.

[@stevenhutcheson5653]

Yes Yes yes

[@Dauming66]

Define "real man" for me please.

[@alexiaandreas4299]

@LizzyBread yet you still cant define what a real man is😂

[@spudwickthrockmorton2112]

@@Dauming66 “real” meaning tangible and physically existant, “man” refers to one of two variations of the human species

[@mohamedbenlashher4510]

@@spudwickthrockmorton2112 hey look we got a smart ass over here

[@redwolf6407]

Respect ,they don't know what work is.

[@zjuazyz6240]

I’m a commercial roofer. It makes me happy to hear Danny throw some credit to us who NEVER get shade. Pro tip:wear a hoodie and drink water. The hoodie soaks up moisture and keeps you cool. Some crews solely use hoodies no matter the temperature 😊

[@Lorenzo_I.]

I've got respect for all trades, but especially for roofers. Did some roofing one summer when I was younger and that heat beat me up worse than any other job I've done. I'm just gonna stick with drywalling. Stay safe, brother.

[@superBAkid]

Same vibe goes for Jackie Chan. Early on in his career he said he had no idea you could even use a stuntman because he didn’t care since he knew what his life could be if he didn’t work hard at acting.

[@danielcaro8814]

And these actors making millions while the real workers live check to check

[@creatureTHEcritter]

I wish Hollywood had 5000 more like him. Definitely needed.

[@Ikantspell4]

Makes sense why this guy is in like 100 things every year. He is so great at acting Im sure it's a pleasure to work with him

[@David-bg3xc]

Bro roofing is a different beast. Gotta respect those dudes up there all day with that heat just beating on your neck and back up at you.

[@samuelwoods164]

Glad he said it, I've worked on a few movies including Avengers Endgame... Chris Hemsworth seems to be genuinely down to earth, approachable etc. But some of the actual crew seem out of touch with reality and wouldn't know the meaning of real work, I'm from a crappy area and have seen both sides but this is genuine knowledge he is laying down.

[@rickyfrancis9711]

I got mad respect for this man he's a well rounded human 🤙🏾👍🏽

[@Nathan-bv3tf]

Yeee, nothing like hard work to build character.

[@jellysqueem]

The rocks coming out of my nose are deadly lol

[@Schizohandlers]

Drywall dust random black stuff

[@drosmokes-a-lott4398]

The rocks going into mine are deadlier

[@Marina_Marauder]

I've heard all sorts of bad ass stories about this dude! The most true MEN are empathetic cuz they've been there before ❤❤❤

[@napoliansolo7865]

The scariest and nicest man you'd ever want to meet.

[@jonblondell-rv3hu]

A man worth all the admiration in the world.

[@devilsephiroth9000]

True Grit

[@zaggaona]

"You can, there's a home depot about a mile away" 😂😂

[@davemorley5938]

You the man brother

[@davemorley5938]

You are the man brother

[@hayes2jensen]

I was looking for this comment

[@jancarloanguiano5220]

My dad’s been doing trade work for well over 20 years, and I tagged along a couple times. It humbled me, and it gave me a new level of respect for my dad.

[@josueloredo631]

Fact, Danny is amazing

[@stevenlorusso4706]

Life was hard for him and it shows 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ducktheseraph]

Trejo is a legend and a treasure. Man jumped out of his car to help pull a woman out of her crashed vehicle. Not some big movie star, just a man trying to help.

[@peterpico1507]

We are used to it 😂 😃 for reals be it really is hot you get sun burn

[@boydordona5540]

Never knew these about Danny Trejo. Hats off to u hermano. Mucho respeto!🇵🇭

[@larry6795]

Danny is on point, one of the problems with nepotism.

[@VNOMALII]

i hate those rock bogies. finish your shift and your nose feels like a dried up riverbed.

[@grumpyoldbastard0563]

what's even worse is when you're up in hay loft at the top of a 3 escalator relay. You can barely breathe to begin with because of the heat and then you get all that hay dust in your sinuses and lungs.

[@TarantuLandoCalcuLingus]

​@@grumpyoldbastard0563 damn reminds me of the flues ive worked in

[@SPHYNX99752]

Blow your nose, and clay mud comes out. 😂

[@neobaldurevermore3757]

The more I hear Trejo talk, the more I love him! He's awesome.

[@natlyfranks6856]

Love this guy!! He is my kind of people

[@JB-hp6up]

Still love when I first saw him in Desperado

[@michaelcanan5794]

Salute 🫡 20 years checking in.

[@johnhodges8634]

Knowing we're you come from priceless

[@thiagorodrigues5211]

Rio de Janeiro guy here. I worked building houses during summer, where the 43c degrees sun and humidity make the thermal sensation 58c. So yeah, some people complain too much about the weather Trejo

[@michaelalley4609]

My twenty-something year old daughter worked with Danny. She said he was the nicest and most polite person on the set. He gave her a pair of "Machete Kills" shoes that she still treasures.

[@AirJKB13]

I love when he laughs. Danny is the best story teller. Every day he has another one. In person.

[@breadloaf9281]

It's not just actors, it's people.

[@whojahbless1560]

Certified Roofer here he knows what is like up there. Been in the hottest of the hottest and coldest of the coldest... The Ohio Roofing Company...

[@Victor-dn7zs]

You must have been in a prison fire camp because that has happened to me fighting fires for CDF or LA county fire camps.

[@EatShee-I-it]

Exactly. He’s probably talking about Jamestown.

[@Re-bl5sr]

Fire camps? What are they? Not American - I've never heard of them 🤔

[@EatShee-I-it]

@@Re-bl5sr they use prisoners to fight wildfires. It’s hard work, but I heard it’s way better than being locked up in a cell. They eat better and get treated better by the firefighters than the guards. Just what I’ve heard from a few people who’ve been there.

[@mchammer6711]

​@@EatShee-I-it I've also heard they could eventually get certified so when they get out they could get job with fire department..

[@EatShee-I-it]

@@mchammer6711 yes, sir. I’ve heard the same thing.

[@chosentonessournotes]

Always cracked me up when actors try to say movie making is so hard. Danny is proof that it certainly can be. He put himself into those roles and used his hard past to tough it out.

[@omargarcia3819]

Mexicanos Al grito De guerra

[@daonepercy6235]

Nobody can fuck with DANNY TREJO!!! WEST COAST SHIT!!!!

[@stevenhutcheson5653]

Damm right tough real deal bet he's not scared of Steven segal

[@stevenhutcheson5653]

Thanks he's really A real man con Air he the only one that was real deal did not need steroids

[@bryonmason6330]

I miss him.

[@rebelliousfineart8202]

I am an artist, and I'm a rig hand in the oilfield. I've had periods in my life that were very comfortable, but I've learned to really appreciate those moments a man can't just let themselves be spoiled. For 20 days a month, I grind in extreme weather conditions, and for 10 days a month, I focus on articulating my more feminine, creative expression. It keeps me grounded and happy. I don't feel like I'm missing any part of my experience with the world.

[@arthurwaller7673]

This man is a legend, love love love you brother. Made my youth better with his work.

[@tree123169]

Danny represents the best part of the American dream. He wasn't given an opportunity. He was told where it was and he went out and earned it. This isn't a generation thing. Every generation has their tough guys and not so tough guys. But Danny saw a chance to better himself and worked hard for it. Good for him.

[@rustyshackleford3487]

Reason 6,732 why Danny Trejo is awesome.

[@delverofsouls]

This is why Danny is absolutly number 1 in every known book

[@k7l3rworkman97]

I love Danny Trejo 💯🙌🏻 he’s awesome 💪🏻

[@joebenwell593]

It is quite amazing how so many people are truly ignorant to what a hard day of work is and will sit and swear that what they do is hard work

[@HyperbolicMedia]

My dad used to be on the Militaries Fire control, was even stationed in Cali during a wildfire being a shovel man. Danny really knows, I don't know hard work like my dad. My dad still works hard, even as his body aches. And I could do everything, and he'd still do it cause he loves it.

[@999fine5]

Talk about coming up from nothin... Danny is a damn inspiration.

[@tiffanydaniels227]

I love him so much just a real dude Hollywood will never change

[@lostinfaith571]

Danny is just built different. I love him.

[@RichardColwell1]

His ending statement of what his director said, is a statement shared among my professors when I was attending university as a non traditional student. People that decide to go to college after military or working for years, and stick it out, bring real world knowledge

[@C01dEyes]

I've been a construction worker, farmhand, machinist, aviation technician and a professional chef. Actors who never known the sweat of their own brow have nothing to bitch about. Danny Trejo is a inspiration to a hard-working schlub like me.

[@trublgrl]

I used to work on indie films on the East Coast, and one of my producers always hired veterans. Even with zero knowledge, he knew he could get things done rapidly and without complaint by guys who knew how to WORK.

[@digbudkiss260]

Actors have something I don’t have. A memorable face.

[@vincentvanzant321]

As a contractor I've always said roofers were a special breed. Up at that height moving shingles, plywood, tar paper plus the tools. Not to mention what flat top and copper roof guys go through, cedar shingles suck equally as bad due to pulling splinters out your shoulders. Again hats off to you guys

[@nicclocc5900]

That laugh took me straight back to def jam in the subway

[@williamowings6857]

I was a roofer once. People ask you weird shit. Answers is always "Nah...we just do it."

[@FloraSora]

It's true ya'll. I hope everyone gets the opportunity to be humbled by tough conditions so we can all get stronger 💪🏾

[@broodypie2216]

Operated an aluminum work boat, high humidity, no clouds, 109°, stuck on the water for 4 hours mooring a vessel, covered in cable grease and handling steel wire that's been baking in the sun all day, its high noon and the boat is too hot to sit down. I went from lobster red and sweating, to ghost pale and bone dry. Foreman called me off the job because I was about to have a heat stroke. I can't imagine being on a roof for a few hours like that again, much less all day, I've been scared to do work outside if its over 100° ever since.

[@rbmwiv]

This man knows what actual work is. I’m not a roofer and don’t want to be but I have helped put many on. My dad was a contractor and I worked for him in the summers. It’s hot up there.

[@wildesage4172]

Family member worked crew on a movie he did recently, said he's the nicest and most polite dude with a heart of gold. 👍👍👍

[@paulp1a]

This is how I feel about most people around me. Most people are soft and never did a day of real work.

[@terrenceverheul7421]

This is what you call a real man. Worked his way out of a criminal element and jail. Did hard manual labour and became a movie star. Though on a side note I saw part of a movie about 42 years ago, I was about 8. He was playing a bad person. He literally scared me senseless. His whole demeanor on that film was a scarier than any thing I seen before. Now I am older and he plays bad man he still able to make me shudder.

[@JohnMoore-fq6rx]

I’d love to just hang out with Danny. He always seems to speak from the heart. I honestly believe if he says he’s going to do something he will do it. I know he’s lived through some stuff. Me and Danny both can say we’ve kicked the H and are still here. Danny done some time in some tough places and look at where he is now. The man knows a thing or two cause he’s seen a thing or two. Haha. He should be on the Farmers Insurance commercials. All jokes aside though. I have nothing but respect for the man. Stay strong brother.

[@harveyhams1572]

This is the man that has risen above on hard work. You have to respect him because he is real.

[@ghostveins9639]

Yes sir hard labor is the only way to support you family now

[@victorvolobuev507]

Been on the roof myself, i cant do what those pro’s do. They are amazing! Respect

[@Parkrat13]

15 have worked the summers in 85-90 degree weather 5 days a week 8 hours a day plus overtime and I was fine with it because I knew it would only make me stronger

[@troymclauren1546]

We love you Trejo

[@Josh-ks4lx]

Hearing his description about just how hot it was as those Miami boys was roofing makes me not miss shingling in 110° weather

[@rtg24tg]

Once you've done some miserable shit you don't like, you end up gaining a new respect for people who do that kind of work. Then you realize anything else you do in the future ain't so bad

[@jugqug57]

Best thing i ever did at 13 was work and work at a septic place, U learn respect for hard labor

[@SteveSiegelin]

That's why Danny is one of my favorite actors. He never turns down work either. He doesn't care if it's a b movie

[@DrDirtyThumbs]

He had me at “blowing my nose and rocks coming out”!

[@GokuFlyfam]

If trejo laughs you laugh, period

[@bored2323]

He’s a real G

[@loganmock2262]

Damn right you don't know work until you actually get shown what real work really is

[@Black_Jesus3005]

I admire those that work in the elements. Can’t say I’ve done hard labor but did use to detail RVs during the summer. the 90-100+ degree heat ain’t no joke.

[@gsheac]

I love Danny!! Ine of my favorite actors, to see him being personal just makes it better!

[@meestameestaaaaaa]

Say goodbye to your ankles and any form of comfort if your doing shingles in the middle of summer

[@FAH-Q23]

That's how I am at my job. I started roofing with my step dad at 12. Then at 16 I went full time with him. Also did siding, porches etc. Then I went to concrete work for about 3 years before I got my union factory job that I have been at for 5.5 years now. I used to laugh when I would be in repair with others and they would cry about being there lol and say I'm not doing anything!! I would always say this is nothing compared to what I've done! Stop crying and do your job! If not then leave so someone else who has had a hard life can appreciate this easy work with the triple pay!! The problem is, you get to comfortable at having it good or easy, then you start slowly becoming that cry baby person! So people no matter where you are in life. Get comfortable at being uncomfortable!! It jeeps you strong and living.

[@nikmccambridge2033]

The way he laughed after he said to hot 😅😂😂😂😂

[@noneofyourbiz6885]

Just this dudes face in a movie cover scared me as a kid 😂 anyone else grow up watch his roles ?

[@johnhannah4259]

Being from the coast and living in the Midwest is amazing during heatwave. Up here if I gets above 90 degrees people freak out. I get all the prime fishing spots to myself for almost a whole month

[@SudoFragz]

He sounded like Tuco Salamanca with that laugh lol

[@craigrobertson5030]

Welding has some heat going! Keep it going

[@jamesk5510]

When i was a painter we worked right behind a carpenter/roofing crew they were fast as fuck when they wanted to be theyd let us catch up and just watch us nice guys

[@austinhall3937]

As someone who went from the field and promoted to an office.... the amount of time those desk jockeys spend complaining instead of working is unreal.

[@irishboymalloy]

I love Danny Trejo so much is a good man